The Village of Gouverneur, along with its state partners, is pleased to announce the third Local Planning Committee (LPC) meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6, at 12:00 PM at the Gouverneur Community Center at 4673 NY-58, Gouverneur, NY. The meeting will focus on introducing the projects submitted through the Open Call for Projects. It is open to the public and will include an opportunity for public comment at the conclusion of the meeting. For more information, please visit the Gouverneur NY Forward website at www.GouverneurNyForward.com.
NY Forward is a central component of the State's economic development efforts, working together with the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), to accelerate and expand the revitalization of New York's downtowns. NY Forward serves smaller communities with historic character that distinguishes them from the larger, more urban central business districts typically funded through DRI. NY Forward communities are walkable, less dense areas that serve the immediate local community, and are more local in nature - focusing on the immediately surrounding residential or rural agricultural centric development. Governor Kathy Hochul has committed $100 million for the third round of the NY Forward program. Each of the State’s ten Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs) recommended two communities for NY Forward awards. In the North Country Region, Gouverneur and Keeseville were each the recipients of a $4.5 million award.
NY Forward is led by the Department of State, in close partnership with Empire State Development, NYS Homes and Community Renewal and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
The Local Planning Committee (LPC) includes local and regional leaders, stakeholders, and community representatives. LPC members attend meetings at which they are asked to brainstorm ideas, provide direction to consultants, review planning products, prioritize actions, and evaluate potential projects. Village Mayor Ronald McDougall and Zvi Szafran, President of SUNY Canton and North Country Regional Economic Development Council member, are the Gouverneur LPC Co-Chairs.
The NY Forward process is being facilitated by a consultant team led by M.J. Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Land Surveying, P.C. and supported by Andropogon, Hamlin Design Group, E.M. Pemrick & Company, and Captain Consulting.